Show THAT resolution the news to is among the first to deplore any occurrence calculated to create unkindly feeling between different classes classen of citizens in this state go as it to ie also among the first firotto tto to reciprocate any effort to forestall or neutralize such an occurrence yesterday in language that was designed to be plain but not offensive this paper expressed its sentiments regarding a resolution adopted on the alth dinst by the methodist conference sitting in tn this city today with ith tar far more pleasure we give space space to the following card from dr iliff in reference to the same matter your tour editorial of monday evening prompts me to say through the news that I 1 was first to call a halt when the report on state of affairs to in utah was being submitted to the methodist conference saturday I 1 was the first speaker to oppose the clause in its original form which related to the introduction of statehood and evangelical work I 1 also moved to td lay both the original clause and the amendment on the table I 1 also finally voted with the minority which was adoption I 1 wish to state however that I 1 respect my brethren who spoke evoke and voted in the affirmative I 1 think we must not dot on the one side aide or the abe other mormon or non mormon expect or demand too much in the bartet t time of changed conditions in utah charity should be exercised by us all and all should unite to build utah into the truest americanism in matters of religion and of politics it cannot be otherwise than that we shall differ but in the making of our glorious state greatest and noblest in education morality and loyalty there should be hearty operation cooperation co and sincere devotion on the part of mormon and gentile protestant and catholic orthodox and liberal believer and unbeliever T C ILIFF salt lake city tuesday sept 14 1897 in this connection it is proper to say that information has reached the news from different sources that many pro prominent eminent members of the methodist church disapprove of the action to which dr iliff was opposed as explained in his card and at the sitting of the conference at which the resolution was passed it was greatly modified before its final adoption though in its modified form it was opposed to the last by a strong minority of the conference including dr iliff the methodist church and the various working forces embraced within it will probably determine the policy they will pursue regardless of anything this paper may say but we will take the liberty of observing that in our opinion if the methodist church would confine itself in utah to the lines and principles which govern it in other states it would create friendship for its work in the breasts of a great many citizens of utah who now look upon it in a very different light |